Los Angeles
Our community is excited to participate alongside all parishes, missions and Catholic centers in the Archdiocese to strengthen and renew our Church for the future. Please continue reading to learn how this campaign will benefit us.
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Our Parish Goal
$180,000
Pledged over 5 years for the Called to Renew Campaign.
Our Parish Receives
$90,000
To renew our parish and strengthen ministries.
For many years our parish convent was a residence for the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary of the Woods who faithfully served the community of St. Teresa of Ávila, especially as educators for our youth. When the sisters moved out of the parish the building was used in various ways. Now it is not being used at all.
Our parish’s religious formation programs are in great need of help and renewal. Faith formation is one of the most important activities of a parish. We need a dignified space for our catechists to organize themselves, have meetings and have a dedicated space to share our Catholic faith with our young people. This will allow us to have a place for Bible Study and other adult spiritual renewal programs as well. The focus of our Called to Renew project, therefore, is to transform our former convent into the Ávila Center for faith formation. This will be a wonderful way to assist our parish community to do the work of the Gospel for years to come.
We — the Catholic faithful — are the agents of renewal for Church and society. I am grateful for this opportunity to walk alongside clergy and parishioners in strengthening our parishes and ministries, the heart of our Archdiocese.
Our parishes are more than buildings; they are the spiritual homes for millions in our Archdiocese. Embracing our mission to be a community of praise, worship, and witness, Called to Renew recognizes the vital role of parishes in the day-to- day life of a vibrant Church and is dedicated to meeting their needs.
As Christians, we are called to meet the spiritual and temporal needs of others. Called to Renew provides us with an extraordinary opportunity to expand and enhance our ministries to the most vulnerable among us, so we may walk with the sick and dying as well as with the victims and perpetrators of violent crimes and their families.
The future of our Church is strengthened when men hear and answer the Lord’s call to serve as his shepherds. The Archdiocese is committed to vocations and the formation of our seminarians and clergy, so they may minister with joyful hearts in the years ahead.
Our mission to live in greater communion with God and the Church is carried out through our parish and diocesan schools, religious education and faith formation programs, and our presence on college campuses throughout Southern California.
